Added documentation on running debuginfod server and using it on the target.
Signed-off-by: Dorinda Bassey <[email protected]> --- documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst index 65db4aed33..d4a2b2f28d 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst @@ -10023,7 +10023,51 @@ before starting the debugging process. These extra computations place more load on the target system and can alter the characteristics of the program being debugged. -To help get past the previously mentioned constraints, you can use +To help get past the previously mentioned constraints, they're two +methods you can use: running a debuginfod server and using gdbserver. + +Using the debuginfod server Method +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +debuginfod from elfutils is a way to distribute debuginfo files. +running a debuginfod server makes debug symbols readily available, +which means you don't need to download debugging information +and the binaries of the process being debugged. you can just fetch +debug symbols from the server. + +1. To run a debuginfod server, you need to do the following: + +- Ensure that this variable is set in your ``local.conf`` file: + :: + + PACKAGECONFIG_pn-elfutils-native = "debuginfod libdebuginfod" + + This PACKAGECONFIG option enables debuginfod and libdebuginfod for + elfutils-native. + +- Run the following commands to set up the debuginfod server: + :: + + $ oe-debuginfod +2. To use debuginfod on the target, you need the following: + +- Ensure that these variable is set in your ``local.conf`` file: + :: + + DEBUGINFOD_URLS = "http://localhost:port"; + + This option does the client configuration by setting DEBUGINFOD_URLS + to point at the server running debuginfod. Such that for every lookup, + the debuginfod client will query the server and return the requested information. + :: + + PACKAGECONFIG_pn-gdb = "debuginfod" + + This PACKAGECONFIG option enables debuginfod for gdb. + +Using the gdbserver Method +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + gdbserver, which runs on the remote target and does not load any debugging information from the debugged process. Instead, a GDB instance processes the debugging information that is run on a remote computer - -- 2.17.1
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